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Ancient wall found beneath Malacca

30 November – 3 December (Various news sources, see below) – The news broke while I was bedridden with a particularly nasty fever, which explains the flurry of updates today. An piece of wall dated to Dutch Malacca was unearthed while work was underway for a controversial revolving tower in the historic city center. Here’s [...]

Race to save oldest Chinese tombs in Singapore

Heritage enthusiasts have prompted an investigation of what is probably the oldest Chinese tombs in situ in Singapore. The tombs, tucked in a corner of the Botanic Gardens in an area slated for redevelopment are dated as early as 1842, which make it contemporary to the early years of modern Singapore. [...]

Ancient Shipwrecks Found in Straits of Malacca

Three shipwrecks, including what could possibly be the oldest European shipwreck in the region have been discovered along the Straits of Malacca by an Australian marine archaeologist. [...]

Chariot salvage attempt scotched

British Government stops plan to salvage WWII submersibles off Phuket. [...]

Excavations at Palmer Road / Wang Hai Da Bo Gong Temple

The Palmer Road excavation was something I was involved in earlier this year and the site report can be downloaded from the www.seaarchaeology.com. [...]

Two WWII 'human torpedoes' believed to be lying off Phuket

Possible WWII British manned torpedoes to be investigated in Phuket. [...]

The Fort Furore

FTK: under-used funds and over-hyped reburial The Fort Tanjong Katong article by Jeremy Au Yong in 9 April’s Sunday Times gave an update-of-sorts on the status of the site, and it led to a couple of posts about it from the blogosphere, notably here , here and here. There’s a sense of indignance over how the excavation seems to have lost steam after huge publicity a year and a half ago. [...]